\nOctober 19, 2018 – newsday.co.tt<\/A><\/I><\/p>\n
The demonstration, which began as a town hall meeting for students of the UWI\u2019s Student Activity Centre sought to address the concerns of the students over a reported lack of security at the campus, descended into chaos when students blocked the gate and resisted campus security, administration officials and police. Close to 500 students formed a human barricade around the gate preventing the passage of vehicles in and out of the compound and despite several attempts by UWI\u2019s campus security to disperse the crowd, they were unsuccessful. At one point a vehicle attempted to leave the campus, by driving up against the students, but were later instructed by security to use another gate as the students refused to disperse. Two students detained over campus chaos By Shane Superville October 19, 2018 – newsday.co.tt TWO students of the University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine campus are now in police custody after they were arrested yesterday for their roles in a heated students\u2019 protest at the campus\u2019 south gate over an increase in assaults … Continue reading UWI uproar<\/span> 
<\/a>TWO students of the University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine campus are now in police custody after they were arrested yesterday for their roles in a heated students\u2019 protest at the campus\u2019 south gate over an increase in assaults and robberies at the university. The confrontation started around 1.45 pm and ended shortly before 4 pm.<\/p>\n
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\nSeveral students expressed their frustration over the crimes said they were disappointed in members of the campus\u2019 administrative staff absence from the meeting, this led the students to leave the meeting and block the gate to express their dissatisfaction.<\/p>\n
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